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ORAN PARK

Post by Julian Mayo » Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:20 pm

The next round of the series brings us to one of my all-time favourite tracks.
As a challenge to the drivers, it is (imho) bettered only by Mount Panorama.

The Track
2:7kms anti-clockwise, with 5 left handers and 6 right.
The start is on the downhill main straight, and many a driver has been pinged for creeping before the green.
Fromm flagfall they reach 190kmh in 5th and hold it thru the left hand sweeper leading to turn 2. On the 1st lap there is often a lot of jostling for position into the breaking area for T2 and many a driver has ended his race right here....either in the bunker on the outside of turn 1-2, or staggering into the infield with major damage
T2 is a tightening left hander leading under the bridge, and there have been occasions where drivers have been unloaded off the track towards the pylons. Late in the race, on soggy tires it is a common place for spins, the cars enter under brakes, and still unbalanced from the exit of T1.
There is a short chute to turn3, a right hander laeding to Konica Corner, usually taken in 3rd at about 100kmh. Between T4 & T5 a concrete wall on the outside waits to suck in the unwary. T5 starts the climb onto the bridge, and features a drain cover just short of the apex, and slightly off line. Believe me, if someone is crowding and nudging, that can play a role in a nasty moment. The track sweeps up right thru T6, onto the bridge. Going over the bridge it is imperative to have the car balanced and online for the short run into the off camber LH T7, which if is not taken correctly, leads to major problems at the LH kink at T8. There is a short uphill chute to turn 9, which is a 4th gear 190kmh turn, then it is up the hill to the dog leg, and the blind crest. They ennter the dogleg at 190 in 4th, braking hard to 110kmh in 3rd before dropping down the hill into the braking area for the turn onto the straight, This braking area starts down hill,and continues uphill into the sweeper onto the straight. For maximun speed onto the straight it is necessary to brush theconcrete wall on the outside as you crest the rise onto the down hill run over the start/finish line. They reach a maximum speed of about 260kmh in 6th. Then it all starts again.

Circuit Stats
Current Qualifying Record.
M Skaife 1.07.4806. Set in 1999
Lap Record
Lowndes 1.08.0631. set in 1999

Past winners
2004 Ambrose
2003 Ambrose
2002 Skaife
2001 Skaife
2000 Skaife
1999 Skaife
1998Lowndes.

WHO WILL WIN ?
Good Luck !
Lowndes won last time out, Ambrose and Rusty were fast. Tander is showing more speed at every outing. Morris usually qualifies well here.
Many a favourite has been punted off before reaching the exit of turn 2.
Skaife has a great record here, and the team fields fast cars. Murphy is fast everywhere, if they get the balance of the car right , he will challenge.
Good Luck with your picks, I have let mine roll since the first round, and that will do for this. The Team that gets their homework right, and is quick from the outset will do well.
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Post by mlittle » Mon Aug 08, 2005 1:33 pm

Alright, here are my picks for Oran Park....

1st:Lowndes
2nd:Ambrose
3rd:Ingall
4th:Skaife
5th:Morris
6th:R. Kelly
7th:Tander
8th:McConville
9th:T. Kelly
10th:Radisich
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Post by Julian Mayo » Mon Aug 08, 2005 1:50 pm

mlittle wrote:Alright, here are my picks for Oran Park....

1st:Lowndes
2nd:Ambrose
3rd:Ingall
4th:Skaife
5th:Morris
6th:R. Kelly
7th:Tander
8th:McConville
9th:T. Kelly
10th:Radisich
Good looking picks Mfer,, but it is a track where anything can, and does happen!
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Post by Julian Mayo » Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:05 am

Just discovered that Rusty Ingall has never made it onto the podium at OP., despite nine attempts. However, this year "The Enforcer" has taken a longer view of the championship and has been involved in very few incidents. Could this be the year?

The format is : Qual and top ten shootout on Saturday:
2 X 54 lap (140 kms ) races on Sunday, with compulsory tire change
picks in by Saturday morning 8am. Gives you a chance to get practice results, which I will post IF possible on Friday night.
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Post by Julian Mayo » Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:51 am

Ambrose has announced that he is " likely to curb his racer's instinct and drive for points" to help secure the title. Now you might want to consider this in your tips for the top 10, but to my mind the more relaxed a driver is, the faster he is. Now that Lowndes has a Stone Bros engine he is quick, and has always been very good on cold tyres. The Holden Racing team is always quick here, and Skaife has had 4 poles this year, but I feel that he is overdriving, hard to leave out of a selection tho'. His partner, Tod likes the podium, and in my opinion has been faster in races than Skaife.Tander is getting faster at each meeting. Oh, who to pick?
In terms of RACE results I would take a wild stab, and go for
Lowndes
Ambrose
Tod Kelly
Rusty Ingall
Morris
Skaife
The Rat
Murphy
Rick Kelly
Wheel
Of course should this eventuate, it will be the result of hours of research and painstaking evaluation,not to mention sheer genius. Guess work will have not been a part of it.
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Post by Kapel » Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:11 pm

Trying my luck as u said i should...just using a bit of knowledge & lots of gamble for my picks.T2 is what my gamble holds :wink:

1.Todd Kelly
2.Murphy
3.Skaife
4.Ambrose
5.Ingall
6.Lowndes
7.Steven Johnson
8.Garth Tander
9.Rick Kelly
10.Jason Bright

Can i change the picks after the first practise?? :roll:
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Post by Julian Mayo » Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:18 pm

Welcome Kappy, and good luck !!!!!!!
I will accept entries up til early Sat morning OZ time . Practice is not a huge guide in Supercar racing, most teams have the data from previous outings on the track, and start with a good set-up, then experiment. More often than not they go back to the original set -up for Qualifying. It is not unusual to see 20th fastest in practice get into the top 10. You do understand that the comp is about picking the order of the top ten in the shootout, and not race results?
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Post by Kapel » Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:23 pm

Yes.Meant to ask you that now u've mentioned,y not race results?? :roll:
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Post by Julian Mayo » Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:51 pm

Kapel wrote:Yes.Meant to ask you that now u've mentioned,y not race results?? :roll:
Afetr qualifying the top ten have a shootout, single lap screamer, to determine the starting order of the top ten. That is the task, to select the order of the top ten after the shootout.
Most V8 meeting consist of two or three races, and I don't intend to try a comp organized around that format. with aggregate points etc. I'm just a country boy, don't forget. 8)
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Post by Kapel » Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:53 pm

julian mayo wrote:
Kapel wrote:Yes.Meant to ask you that now u've mentioned,y not race results?? :roll:
Afetr qualifying the top ten have a shootout, single lap screamer, to determine the starting order of the top ten. That is the task, to select the order of the top ten after the shootout.
Most V8 meeting consist of two or three races, and I don't intend to try a comp organized around that format. with aggregate points etc. I'm just a country boy, don't forget. 8)
Heh heh.Point taken :wink:
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Post by Southernman » Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:10 pm

Lowndes
Ambrose
Tander
S Richards
Skaife
Murphy
T Kelly
McConville
Ingal
Radisich

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Post by Julian Mayo » Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:14 pm

Southernman wrote:Lowndes
Ambrose
Tander
S Richards
Skaife
Murphy
T Kelly
McConville
Ingal
Radisich
Good luck, Southernman. How's the Land of the Long White Cloud treating you?
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Post by Julian Mayo » Thu Aug 11, 2005 3:37 pm

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Post by JayVee » Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:46 am

Nearly forgot :shock:

1 Marcos Ambrose
2 Craig Lowndes
3 Steven Richards
4 Todd Kelly
5 Mark Skaife
6 Garth Tander
7 Paul Radisich
8 Steven Johnson
9 Russell Ingall
10 John Bowe

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Post by rah » Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:57 pm

Love Oran Park, one of the great venues for spectators and drivers.

1 Craig Lowndes
2 Russell Ingall
3 Todd Kelly
4 Steven Richards
5 Marcos Ambrose
6 Greg Murphy
7 Mark Skaife
8 Rick Kelly
9 John Bowe
10 Jason Bright
Ok, Lewis may win the WDC in 07, but Sato will beat him in 08.

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